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《笑傲江湖》中，主角令狐沖本著自己的天性行事，對於外界的評議，一概置之不理，我行我素，為自己活著，不為他人的評議而活。「名門」令狐和「魔教」任盈盈相戀，卻「千秋萬載，永為夫婦」；魔教妖女大獲全勝，江湖道統大敗虧輸，這是《笑傲江湖》的主旨。《笑傲江湖》沒有任何歷史背景，純敘江湖上事，在一連串的曲折、奸謀之中，逐漸暴露偽君子的面目，解決了正、邪的真正意義，這是一部寫盡人性的小說。
432 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1967
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Jin Yong
850 books767 followersLouis Cha, GBM, OBE (born 6 February 1924), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (金庸, sometimes read and/or written as "Chin Yung"), is a modern Chinese-language novelist. Having co-founded the Hong Kong daily Ming Pao in 1959, he was the paper's first editor-in-chief.
Cha's fiction, which is of the wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") genre, has a widespread following in Chinese-speaking areas, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the United States. His 15 works written between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as one of the finest wuxia writers ever. He is currently the best-selling Chinese author alive; over 100 million copies of his works have been sold worldwide (not including unknown number of bootleg copies).
Cha's works have been translated into English, French, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese, Malay and Indonesian. He has many fans abroad as well, owing to the numerous adaptations of his works into films, television series, comics and video games.
金庸，大紫荊勳賢，OBE（英語：Louis Cha Leung-yung，1924年3月10日－2018年10月30日），本名查良鏞，浙江海寧人，祖籍江西婺源，1948年移居香港。自1950年代起，以筆名「金庸」創作多部膾炙人口的武俠小說，包括《射鵰英雄傳》、《神鵰俠侶》、《鹿鼎記》等，歷年來金庸筆下的著作屢次改編為電視劇、電影等，對華人影視文化可謂貢獻重大，亦奠定其成為華人知名作家的基礎。金庸早年於香港創辦《明報》系列報刊，他亦被稱為「香港四大才子」之一。
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Cha's fiction, which is of the wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") genre, has a widespread following in Chinese-speaking areas, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the United States. His 15 works written between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as one of the finest wuxia writers ever. He is currently the best-selling Chinese author alive; over 100 million copies of his works have been sold worldwide (not including unknown number of bootleg copies).
Cha's works have been translated into English, French, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese, Malay and Indonesian. He has many fans abroad as well, owing to the numerous adaptations of his works into films, television series, comics and video games.
金庸，大紫荊勳賢，OBE（英語：Louis Cha Leung-yung，1924年3月10日－2018年10月30日），本名查良鏞，浙江海寧人，祖籍江西婺源，1948年移居香港。自1950年代起，以筆名「金庸」創作多部膾炙人口的武俠小說，包括《射鵰英雄傳》、《神鵰俠侶》、《鹿鼎記》等，歷年來金庸筆下的著作屢次改編為電視劇、電影等，對華人影視文化可謂貢獻重大，亦奠定其成為華人知名作家的基礎。金庸早年於香港創辦《明報》系列報刊，他亦被稱為「香港四大才子」之一。
Source: https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E9%87...
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July 31, 2023
I'm kinda sad that Ren Woxing randomly died from old age and there wasn't any big final fight in the end, but it's nice that Chong and Yingying had their happy end :3
Very good book nonetheless, would recommend!!
Very good book nonetheless, would recommend!!
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August 12, 2019
看過這本書後，我認為這本書比我平時自己看的中文書的字深奧很多， 所以每當我遇到深奧的內容我都需要用詞典去解決 , 但書的內容非常有趣及非常豐富
August 12, 2020
本身令狐沖是注定要死，但因為任我行死了，所以他能和任盈盈一起繼續活下去，十分感人
March 23, 2024
相比前三卷，第四卷里刻画权力对人的侵蚀更加精彩，正邪两派人士都极为心狠手辣。哪怕是方证大师和冲虚道长想出的同归于尽之计，又要牺牲多少生命，他们又如何不是武林同道呢？
结尾令狐冲和盈盈得偿所愿，归隐山林，让人松了一口气。虽然削弱了前文对复杂人性的构建，但能读到仗义坦诚的人获得与之相配的平安结局，让我多了些对人性和社会的虚无缥缈的信心。
结尾令狐冲和盈盈得偿所愿，归隐山林，让人松了一口气。虽然削弱了前文对复杂人性的构建，但能读到仗义坦诚的人获得与之相配的平安结局，让我多了些对人性和社会的虚无缥缈的信心。
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November 10, 2025
The book landed well. It took me to places where I wasn’t expecting, yet exceeded my understanding of the genre, or lack thereof.
January 1, 2025
This is my review of volume four- I would eventually like to review all four volumes individually. As a whole, the series gets five stars from me.
Volume four is kind of odd in that the main villain alluded to earlier in the story, Dongfang Bubai and the protagonists seem to lack a clear direction. Linghu Chong finally comes to terms with and is left to carve out some sort of meaning. For this reason, volume four feels very different in tone: Linghu Chong is not the same wisecracking carefree guy, his jokes mainly serve to try to distract his traveling companions from whatever latest trauma they have experienced. Even the series' number one scumbag, Tian Boguang, and is no longer played for laughs. Ultimately, the only way the heroes find any semblance of happiness is to leave jianghu and lead a peaceful life, echoing the situation surrounding the hand-washing ceremony of volume one. Ultimately, Linghu Chong is able to pull this off, the many others who try to do so throughout the series are not so lucky.
Overall, volume four may be the weakest link of the series. We tie up loose ends with Yue Buqun and Lin Pinzhi, then there's a very long section revolving around "Mute Granny" that seems to serve little overall purpose aside from creating some space to develop . Finally, we get a lengthy "happily ever after" sendoff for the main characters. Volume four reminds me of the scouring of the Shire (the ending of Tolkien's Return of the King), a coda where we see some payoff for all of the character development of the series and also get to tie up the remaining loose ends of the plot. But just like the scouring, volume four leaves with a sense of sadness that you can't go back to the way things used to be.
Volume four is kind of odd in that the main villain alluded to earlier in the story, Dongfang Bubai and the protagonists seem to lack a clear direction. Linghu Chong finally comes to terms with and is left to carve out some sort of meaning. For this reason, volume four feels very different in tone: Linghu Chong is not the same wisecracking carefree guy, his jokes mainly serve to try to distract his traveling companions from whatever latest trauma they have experienced. Even the series' number one scumbag, Tian Boguang, and is no longer played for laughs. Ultimately, the only way the heroes find any semblance of happiness is to leave jianghu and lead a peaceful life, echoing the situation surrounding the hand-washing ceremony of volume one. Ultimately, Linghu Chong is able to pull this off, the many others who try to do so throughout the series are not so lucky.
Overall, volume four may be the weakest link of the series. We tie up loose ends with Yue Buqun and Lin Pinzhi, then there's a very long section revolving around "Mute Granny" that seems to serve little overall purpose aside from creating some space to develop . Finally, we get a lengthy "happily ever after" sendoff for the main characters. Volume four reminds me of the scouring of the Shire (the ending of Tolkien's Return of the King), a coda where we see some payoff for all of the character development of the series and also get to tie up the remaining loose ends of the plot. But just like the scouring, volume four leaves with a sense of sadness that you can't go back to the way things used to be.
March 24, 2022
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May 3, 2015
Still my all time favorite and best, 不過比起二版的收尾，三版結尾有點解釋的太多，令狐沖最後的領悟幾乎像金老的碎念，我還比較喜歡二版停在倆人牽手嬌羞無限，比較有餘韻跟想像發酵的空間。
August 16, 2025
東方不敗 is so wifey
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